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Para-athlete Deepa Malik was conferred with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the highest sports honour in the country. (Photo:PTI)

President Kovind presents National Sports Awards to sports candidates

The President also conferred Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award, Dhyan Chand Award, and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar.

29 Aug 2019 10:00 PM IST

Paralympic silver-medallist Deepa Malik on Thursday became the first Indian woman para-athlete and the oldest to be conferred the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award. (Photo:PTI)

Deepa Malik gets Khel Ratna award as Bajrang Punia misses ceremony

Training commitments kept co-awardee Bajrang Punia away from the ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

29 Aug 2019 7:39 PM IST

Kidambi Srikanth of India in action against Anders Antonsen of Denmark, during the Denmark Open Badminton tournament in Odense, Denmark. (Photo: PTI)

BAI recommends Kidambi Srikanth, Sai Praneeth's name for Khel Ratna...

For Arjuna Award, BAI has put forward the names of HS Prannoy, Pranav Jerry Chopra, and Sameer Verma

1 July 2021 1:36 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays floral tribute to Major Dhyan Chand. (PTI File)

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is now Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the move was based on numerous requests he had received from across the nation

6 Aug 2021 11:45 PM IST

Recipients of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2018 cricketer Virat Kohli and weightlifter Mirabai Chanu. PTI Photo

Covid-19 pandemic delays National Sports Awards process

Nominations for the awards are generally invited in April while the ceremony to confer them is held on August 29

26 April 2020 6:32 PM IST